Research Article
Free Flaps in a Resource Constrained Environment: A Five-Year Experience—Outcomes and Lessons Learned
Table 1
Summary of the surgical conditions the patients presented with.
| Diagnosis | Frequency | Percentage |
| Cancer of the tongue | 31 | 25.8 | Mandibular defect | 23 | 19.2 | Neck contracture | 8 | 6.7 | Facial/scalp defects | 21 | 17.5 | Neck tumours | 5 | 4.1 | Leg defects | 12 | 10 | Upper limb defects | 6 | 5 | Upper limb lymphoedema | 2 | 1.7 | Lower limb lymphoedema | 6 | 5 | Palatal defects | 3 | 2.5 | Penile defects | 3 | 2.5 | Total | 120 | 100 |
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